Plus they have a pop-up shop of special small cakes from British pastry chef formerly of the French Laundry, Claire Clark.

I loved this witty drawer display...

They're featuring her new book, 100 Perfect Desserts, which has been out for a bit in the US. Would you call these cupcakes on the cover?

Marks & Sparks' iced buns caught my eye as a possible antecedent of the cupcake or 'fairy cake' as the Brits call it.

What do you think?

Yesterday the 22 bus stopped at Duke of York Square and there was another open market. Of course there were cupcakes from Peggie's who does 'couture' and wedding cupcake towers.

Who knew?

I saw these adorable clown hats at Pollock's Toy Theaters in Covent Garden. Don't they look like the perfect hat to wear while you're eating a cupcake, if you happen to eat cupcakes that is...Lots more to come on Pollocks later.

I'm week-end posting since I missed Friday a week ago, whilst traveling and I may miss tomorrow.

Lovely cupcakes! I borrowed the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook from our library and had a cake baking fest. Their signiture three-layer hummingbird cake with cream cheese icing was to die for and the cup cakes were pretty good too!Lovely blog!

.. OMG, I know, it's cupcakes everywhere ... LOVE the ones with a violet on top ... and the Harvey's box is just tooooo much ... dotted with mini marshmallows !!! thanks for the eye candy, and that is just it -EYE's only.

Hello my name is Federica and i live in Italy!!I like very much your blog,congratulations for your paintings(wonderful)and your photos!!Loved this post because the cupcakes is my favorite desserts and London is my city's heart!!Greetings Federica Fusco.

I, too, detest all that icing. At work I had a friend who loved the icing but not the cake, so we always traded. Sad to think that she's only getting one portion of icing nowadays....Perhaps you could cultivate a frosting-lover to share with?

Your pics make me want to HOP ON the Eurostar and get right over to London... I think I could EASILY live there... LOVE it.. I don't know if you made it to LOVE Bakery?? Did you get to Gail's cafe, right across from Hummingbird in Nottinghill? They have THE BEST coffee (cappucinos) and baked things.. Have fun back in Paris.. I guess you're making it back for the Salon du Choc., n'est-ce pas? Take care, Leesa

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